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Chapter 256
"Your Majesty..." Ye Wenxuan was very anxious. If the emperor was determined to use Ye Zhaoyan, this matter would be difficult.

"I know, this matter has been wronged and manifested." Emperor Donglin sighed, but there was no regret on his face.

This attitude made Ye Wenxuan even more flustered. Based on his intuition of guessing the Sacred Heart for many years, this was a harbinger of Emperor Donglin's heart moving.

"Your Majesty, you should be cautious about this matter." Ye Wenxuan was about to speak out to persuade, but Donglin Emperor waved his hand and interrupted, "Ye Aiqing, please be careful, let me consider it carefully."

When King Qing saw this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "This matter is His Majesty's holy order, so naturally we should be cautious, but my brother's intentions for Ye Zhaoyan are serious, regardless of whether this matter is successful or not. I will go to the Ye family to propose marriage!"

"Prince Qing, stop messing around!" Ye Wenxuan scolded angrily, "Zhaoyan is the master of the Ye family, how can he decide on marriage hastily?"

When Emperor Donglin heard the words, his expression turned ugly. Marrying a child of the royal family is always a high marriage, and it is a rare honor for ordinary officials and eunuchs. How did Ye Wenxuan make such an evaluation?

Upon seeing this, King Qing bowed his hands to Emperor Donglin and said sincerely, "Although my younger brother is a prince, he has not taken a concubine. If he marry, he will definitely not suffer any grievances."

Although he said these words to Emperor Donglin, his eyes were on Ye Wenxuan.

"Oh?" Emperor Donglin's complexion recovered a bit, and he asked with great interest, "Why don't you take a concubine?"

"My younger brother has admired Ye Zhaoyan for a long time. He has always kept himself clean and not greedy for beauty."

"So, you haven't married for many years because you were young and infatuated?" Emperor Donglin laughed.

"Exactly. Your Majesty, my younger brother has the guts to ask for a marriage! Miss Ye is a womanizer, and my younger brother has admired her for a long time. I just wish I could marry her into my arms."

"Marriage?" Emperor Donglin narrowed his eyes slightly, as if meditating.

"Your Majesty speaks carefully!" Ye Wenxuan shouted violently, with a coldness in his eyes.

King Qing ignored Ye Wenxuan, and said to Emperor Donglin while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, although General Ye is the number one general and holds Ye's army in his hands, he is also very old. I heard that the general suffered from poison during the Battle of Hexi. It’s not as good as before, the Ye family has no descendants, and the Ye family’s army needs a capable person to take the lead.”

Emperor Donglin's eyes widened in vain, and he looked at Ye Wenxuan, "Ye Aiqing, is your body really as King Qing said?"

Although Ye Wenxuan was questioned because of his age, no one has ever been able to surpass his ability.

It was also for this reason that Emperor Donglin had no reason to take away the Ye family army from Ye Wenxuan's hands.

"Veteran" Ye Wenxuan showed a hesitant look on his face. It was this ability that he relied on the most and benefited Emperor Donglin the most. Before that, he had never thought about how the emperor would treat him one day when he was not as good as before.

"General, it's better to tell the truth. These things can't be covered up for a while." King Qing reminded sadly.

Marven Ye had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "It's true."

When Emperor Donglin heard the words, a faint light flashed in his eyes, since he admitted it himself, the situation must be very bad.

He had already known about Ye Wenxuan's injury in the letter. Seeing that he had returned from the victory, he didn't think much about it.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Although General Ye is late, the Ye family's army in his hands is still the same as before." Prince Qing said solemnly, "If Prince Qing's mansion is married to the Ye family, and my younger brother is assisted by the general, he will definitely be able to show his ambitions and live up to it. Your Majesty cultivated. As for Miss Ye family, my brother will also give her an honorable status and will never treat her badly."

He spoke in a high-sounding manner, as if everything was for the sake of Emperor Donglin's foundation, with an awe-inspiring look.

Ye Wenxuan was so angry that his chest heaved violently, "Don't think about it! Ye Zhaoyan will never marry someone with evil intentions like you! Your Majesty, don't listen to his words!"

"General Ye, don't be too self-righteous. Everything this king seeks is for Tianlu." King Qing stared at him coldly, with a pair of peach blossom eyes flashing with danger, "The Ye family has been loyal for generations, could it be that General Ye is here?" Is this going to be reversed?"

"Full of nonsense!" Marven Ye gritted his teeth, "What are you trying to do!"

"This king just wants to relieve His Majesty's worries. Why is General Ye so angry?"

"Ye Zhaoyan is of the direct blood of the Ye family, how can she forcefully marry into the royal family?" Ye Wenxuan said firmly, "If she really wants to marry into the palace, my Ye family will sever ties with her!"

"Ye Zhaoyan's parents are still alive in this world, how can they sever the relationship? As a daughter of a rich family, although she cannot revitalize the family business like a man, she can also dedicate herself to the revitalization of the family. What this king thinks and does is common sense in the world. Why is the general so strongly against it?" King Qing looked at him without fear, both of them staring at each other with sharp needles, and neither of them would give in half a cent.

"Zhaoyan is just a daughter of the Ye family who has not yet left the cabinet. How can I take on the responsibility of revitalizing the family? I, Ye Wenxuan, will never allow this to happen. My granddaughter would rather keep her away from the hustle and bustle than let her get involved in this muddy mud Your Majesty, please think twice——" Ye Wenxuan was filled with grief and indignation, and suddenly fell to his knees and begged Donglin Emperor.

"Enough!" Emperor Donglin stopped in a deep voice, his gaze swept across the two of them slowly, and finally settled on Prince Qing, "Prince Qing, are you serious about what you just said?"

King Qing knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "Every sentence of my brother is true. Although Ye Zhaoyan is not the daughter of the royal family, she has made great contributions. I am willing to marry her as the concubine, and jointly lead the Ye family army to be driven by your majesty. Sincerely!"

"Prince Qing is so loyal to me, it makes me feel ashamed." Emperor Donglin's face softened, and the corners of his mouth raised, "Just now you said that the man behind Ye Zhaoyan can show others, I wonder where to find such a person, the original description is yourself?"

"Exactly." King Qing said frankly.

Although Tianlu is a powerful country, the common people still retain the ancient traditional concept that women are not allowed to participate in politics, let alone join the army.It would be a beautiful thing if Ye Zhaoyan could use this ingenious method to make full use of his strengths to fight for Tianlu.

Emperor Donglin and King Qing obviously thought of this.

"Your Majesty, my northern border is vast and full of waste. It's time to employ people. Although I'm just an idle prince, I also have great ambitions. Now the frontier is turbulent. Your Majesty wants to expand the territory. I wish Follow the example of our ancestors to lead the army and horses, and do the work of dogs and horses for Your Majesty, please allow Your Majesty to marry Ye Zhaoyan!"

Emperor Donglin closed his eyes, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, "It's feasible"

"Your Majesty—" Ye Wenxuan shouted hastily, his expression was full of anxiety, as if he could rush over to change the decision of Emperor Donglin in the next moment.

However, he was disappointed. When he saw Emperor Dongling turned his head, there was a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, "Ye Aiqing, I am not trying to hurt Zhaoyan, but just want to make up for her. King Qing is the blood of the former emperor, how can he be worthy of it?" What's more, King Qing's move is for the sake of our Tianlu Society Ji Jiangshan. If he can take advantage of the situation to calm down the foreign thieves, it will be of great merit. In addition, Miss Ye is very talented and quite heroic, how can I bear it? Seeing her trapped in the boudoir, being wronged to be a woman?"

(End of this chapter)